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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 22

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

791 head

▲ 235 vs last sale 556▲ 45 vs year ago 746 · +6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 138▲ 81 vs year ago 93 · +87.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 52▲ 16 vs year ago 21 · +76.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.77/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$142.77

260 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	153.90	784	30
Medium and Large 2	518	144.63	749	146
Medium and Large 3	486	135.56	659	84

One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale260 hd

142.77

—

GA average15 barns · 1,667 hd

144.46

−1.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,549	116.29	1,802	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	93.54	1,126	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	92.49	1,323	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	80.34	809	34

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	191.04/cwt	190.00–193.00	535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	184.85/cwt	183.00–190.00	579	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	187.06/cwt	185.00–188.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	173.46/cwt	172.00–175.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	184.36/cwt	182.00–186.00	782	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	182.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	847	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	176.90/cwt	170.00–178.00	854	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	791	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	166.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	955	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	139.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	814	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	907	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	160.23/cwt	152.00–162.00	993	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	155.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,024	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	973	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	143.87/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,103	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	146.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	408	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	155.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	499	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	463	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	161.44/cwt	160.00–163.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	150.36/cwt	148.00–153.00	570	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	139.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	531	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	160.61/cwt	158.00–161.00	687	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	150.86/cwt	148.00–157.00	656	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	139.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	613	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	135.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	156.79/cwt	155.00–157.00	745	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	143.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	698	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	728	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	705	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	132.82/cwt	128.00–138.00	757	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	143.36/cwt	142.00–144.00	852	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	128.00/cwt	122.00–129.00	809	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	136.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	872	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	138.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	909	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	671	123.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	829	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	938	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	737	125.56/cwt	118.00–128.00	925	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	132.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,038	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	187.77/cwt	182.00–190.00	507	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	295	170.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	503	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	165.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	530	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	176.50/cwt	173.00–180.00	568	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	171.98/cwt	170.00–178.00	638	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	374	163.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	660	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	409	149.88/cwt	145.00–153.00	613	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	486	155.80/cwt	150.00–159.00	757	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	773	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	142.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	754	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	850	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	134.27/cwt	133.00–142.00	890	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	687	109.64/cwt	106.00–113.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	737	119.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	879	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,158	107.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,243	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	115.02/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,884	6
Bulls	—	—	1,756	124.96/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,194	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	88.09/cwt	84.00–91.00	837	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	72.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	747	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	79.24/cwt	76.00–83.00	823	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	102.30/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,199	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	85.77/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,035	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	94.24/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,151	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	101.89/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,424	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	93.14/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,310	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	86.48/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,277	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	889.38/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,361	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,114.59/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	13,988	4

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Tue Mar 22, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 791Last week 556Year ago 746

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 138Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 52Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	128.00–138.00	132.82
10	—	466	130.00–139.00	135.81
5	—	327	140.00–143.00	141.53
7	—	632	122.00–129.00	128.00
8	—	526	130.00–138.00	134.09
13	—	440	135.00–145.00	139.29
6	—	278	145.00–155.00	146.77
5	—	671	120.00–129.00	123.57
14	—	382	135.00–145.00	139.09
4	—	737	118.00–128.00	125.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	639	130.00–138.00	136.52
11	—	321	150.00–160.00	155.54
8	—	655	130.00–140.00	138.75
19	—	435	148.00–157.00	150.86
39	—	594	142.00–144.00	143.36
19	—	379	148.00–153.00	150.36
15	—	514	140.00–145.00	141.60
6	—	714	130.00–132.00	131.34
15	—	485	140.00–148.00	143.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	783	130.00–133.00	132.51
2	—	370	160.00–163.00	161.44
13	—	428	158.00–161.00	160.61
9	—	475	155.00–157.00	156.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	180.00–185.00	182.98
11	—	620	152.00–162.00	160.23
11	—	659	150.00–156.00	155.45
3	—	573	165.00–170.00	166.63
32	—	767	140.00–144.00	143.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	172.00–175.00	173.46
12	—	485	160.00–165.00	163.17
6	—	583	135.00–143.00	139.70
3	—	280	190.00–193.00	191.04
2	—	515	155.00–158.00	156.53
6	—	313	183.00–190.00	184.85
3	—	378	185.00–188.00	187.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	170.00–178.00	176.90
3	—	712	130.00–140.00	136.70
3	—	617	145.00–150.00	146.99
3	—	585	150.00–155.00	153.35
16	—	424	182.00–186.00	184.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	132.00–138.00	134.98
7	—	510	150.00–155.00	151.60
8	—	322	173.00–180.00	176.50
5	—	270	182.00–190.00	187.77
2	—	463	160.00–165.00	162.49
9	—	408	160.00–165.00	161.68
8	—	737	118.00–128.00	119.26
8	—	371	170.00–178.00	171.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	663	133.00–142.00	134.27
4	—	423	170.00–175.00	171.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–122.00	120.99
9	—	409	145.00–153.00	149.88
8	—	295	170.00–175.00	170.63
6	—	320	160.00–170.00	165.73
4	—	374	160.00–168.00	163.32
3	—	687	106.00–113.00	109.64
8	—	528	140.00–148.00	142.86
22	—	486	150.00–159.00	155.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,038	76.00–83.00	79.24
9	—	1,030	70.00–75.00	72.56
11	—	950	84.00–91.00	88.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,398	98.00–105.00	101.89
11	—	1,407	89.00–96.00	93.14
9	—	1,477	84.00–88.00	86.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,207	82.00–89.00	85.77
11	—	1,172	98.00–105.00	102.30
18	—	1,221	90.00–97.00	94.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	105.00–110.00	107.34
5	—	1,756	122.00–127.00	124.96
6	—	1,638	112.00–119.00	115.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	825.00–950.00	889.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,114.59

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.